July 04, 2009
Childbirth
Medical services only. For other services, see Childbirth, Family Planning, & Adoption in the Community Services section of this guide.
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Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital Family Birth Center
Single-room labor, delivery, and recovery in a homelike setting. Most rooms equipped with Jacuzzi tubs or showers. After delivery mothers and babies are transferred to private rooms; husbands or significant others are encouraged to stay with them. Babies also may go to a staffed nursery. Center includes triage area; surgical facilities and a neonatal intensive care unit are close by. Nurse-midwives and lactation consultants also on staff.
www.sjmercyhealth.orgSJMHS
712-5400, (800) 231-2211
UMHS Nurse-Midwifery Service
Certified nurse-midwives provide preconception counseling and prenatal care and deliver babies at the Women’s Hospital Birth Center. They also offer information on nutrition, exercise, labor, breast-feeding, and parenting.
www.med.umich.edu/obgyn/midwivesDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology
763-6295
Women's Hospital Birth Center
Single-room labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care in a homelike setting. Newborns may stay in their mothers’ rooms. Immediate access to Holden Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and to surgical facilities.
www.med.umich.edu/womensUMHS
763-6295
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